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Friday, 28 June 2013

Inspiration: How to wear denim overalls

Do you ever feel like you are a fashion psychic?! This happened to me when last November, at a flea market in Stockholm, from piles and piles of clothes I picked up a pair of white denim overalls. My friend fell in love with them too, and they looked much better on her, so I ended up letting her have them and forgot all about the incident. That is until this summer, Pinterest and fashion blogs suddenly exploded with pics of fashionable girls wearing denim overalls! I couldn't believe that I had instinctively picked them up when I was completely unaware that within a year, they would be huge. With their popularity, however, seems to come much confusion: this is not an easy look to pull off.

Creating a great look with overalls, whether they are short, long, light, dark, patterned, distressed etc, seems to depend on one thing: a balance between playful and chic. Don't fight their tomboy-feel by adding overly girly or fussy items, and don't try to counter their casual look with an excess of bright colours. Instead, embrace their laid-back style with simple tops and accessories that create a nonchalant look. For example, crop tops and stripes look amazing with pretty much any type of overalls. Keep accessories to a minimum, although a statement necklace can look fab! And contrast their retro-vibe with modern items to create a streamlined silhouette. White stilettos work well, as do tops with an interesting texture: mesh is a great option. In other words: don't fight the overalls and work too hard to try to make them look like something they're not. Keep the silhouette simple, but don't be coy with prints or texture! Play around with all the other great summer trends to make them look up-to-date and modern!

Love the second and fourth look! I never really thought about overalls over the past few years until I started seeing them appear on blog again, they can look stylish if styled correctly.. definitely need to get my hands on some. :)

I've totally had that experience where you predict a trend way before it catches on. There's a certain satisfaction to it, but also it makes me angry to not get credit for it, hah. Your blog is adorable, and I really do like the overall trend (though it's definitely not the most flattering on me, personally). Thanks so much for your sweet comment on my blog! I'm following you now via Bloglovin'. :)

Great post! I love the pictures you selected :) And I love overalls!!Thank you so much for visiting La Dolce ModaI love your blog and I just followed you on GFC and bloglovin! If you like (I'd be so happy) if you follow back :)Francescafrom La Dolce Moda

haha you've DEFINITELY had a psychic moment! i personally am obsessed with this trend, and i LOVE the first picture you posted. i like the random layer of the sweater around the hips. it's so cute that i pinned this post ;)

Haha! Sounds like you have amazing psychic abilities:)! Crazy how big of a comeback overalls have made! I would've have never guessed in a million years! They looks as stylish as ever! Thank you so much for visiting my blog!

I basically love all of these looks but the striped ones are SO cool! I definitely want to try out overalls and I know what you mean about feeling like a fashion psychic. It's totally happened to me before :)Jessihttp://haircutandgeneralattitude.blogspot.com

Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment! I love checking out your blogs as well, so if you leave a comment I will come visit your blog sometime soon :)However, I firmly believe that you should follow a blog because you feel inspired, not as part of a follow-for-follow deal. I will NEVER respond to "want to follow each other" requests.I look forward to hearing your thoughts!